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🌱 Clarendon's Biggest Santacon Bar Crawl 2025 and 11 more events
Coming up: Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm on the Clarendon Patch calendar

Good day Clarendon! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm at Metro 29 Diner
- Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show at John Carlyle Square
- Light Up Arlington - Clarendon Menorah Lighting at Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clarendon
★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Music Party, 7:30-9:30 pm
Metro 29 Diner, 4711 Langston Blvd., Arlington
9:30 pm - Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show
John Carlyle Square, 300 John Carlyle St, Alexandria
11:00 am - Light Up Arlington - Clarendon Menorah Lighting
Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington, 1307 N Highland St, Arlington
6:00 pm - Free Workshop: Grief Through the Holidays - Tuesday, Dec. 16 @ 7pm
1530 Wilson Blvd, Arlington
7:00 pm - Menorah Lighting at National Landing - Met Park at Amazon HQ2
S Fern St, Arlington
5:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Clarendon's Biggest Santacon Bar Crawl 2025
BOE , 2854 Wilson Blvd Suite B , Arlington
2:00 pm - Biggest Santacon Bar Crawl
BOE , 2854 Wilson Blvd Suite B , Arlington
2:00 pm - Ruthie and the Wranglers & The Thrills
The Renegade VA , 3100 Clarendon Blvd PL-10 , Arlington
6:00 pm - Courthaus Comedy Bunker 3: Pete Bergen
Courthaus Social , 2300 Clarendon Blvd , Arlington
7:00 pm - Holiday Cheer!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington , 4444 Arlington Blvd , Arlington
7:30 pm - THE RENEGADE
The Renegade VA , 3100 Clarendon Blvd PL-10 , Arlington
9:30 pm
Saturday December 13
Saturday December 20
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Book a Librarian
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -
10:00 am - Baby Lapsit Storytime at Central
Central Library Quincy Room,
10:15 am - Tunes and Tales Storytime at Westover
Westover Library Children's Area ,
10:30 am - Cuentos para niĂąos / Stories for Children at SH
Shirlington Library Campbell Room,
10:30 am - Family Storytime at Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library
10:30 am - Family Storytime at Aurora Hills
Aurora Hills Library Eads Room,
10:30 am
Thursday December 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Arlington
- Arlington teacher named finalist for GRAMMY Music Educator Award (dcnewsnow.com)
- Kitchen Remodeling Example in Arlington, VA (resident.com)
- Biz Talk: Arlington emerges as a hub for high-tech showrooms and experience centers (arlnow.com)
Ballston
- Higher towing fees and taxi fares to be considered at County Board meeting (arlnow.com)
McLean
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